Which Capture One version should I choose?

1. Check the minimum system requirements required to run Capture One and decide which version of Capture One is compatible with your operating system.

2. Discover whether your camera model and associated RAW files are supported by Capture One.

3. Choose the product variant which suits your needs best and try it for free.

4. Get a license for a chosen product variant.

5. Activate Capture One.

System requirements

To select the appropriate product variant, you need to pay particular attention to the minimum system requirements required to run Capture One and the list of supported camera models.

System requirements for the latest available Capture One version.

Check the table below to see which versions of Capture One are compatible with your operating system version. 

Download the previous versions of Capture One

Camera support

Check whether your camera model is supported in Capture One - https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002718118-Camera-models-and-RAW-files-support-in-Capture-One

Choose the product variant

Capture One is available in these variants:

• Capture One Pro
• Capture One for Phase One (Phase One/Mamiya Leaf Digital Back support only)
• Capture One for Fujifilm
• Capture One (for Sony)
• Capture One for Nikon
• Capture One Express for Fujifilm
• Capture One Express (for Sony)
• Capture One Enterprise
• Capture One Cultural Heritage

NOTE: If you are an owner of Sony, Nikon, or Fujifilm camera, feel free to get a dedicated product variant. In case you have several cameras of different brands, Capture One Pro would be the best option in that case.

To try the software, you can download a trial version- https://www.captureone.com/en/download-trial

Activate Capture One trial - https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003989297-How-to-activate-your-Capture-One-trial-

Get a license

If you like Capture One, get the license key to be able to use the software once the trial period expires - https://www.captureone.com/en/store

Perpetual license - you pay the full amount at once and obtain a lifetime license. You would be able to activate any previous version of the software with the perpetual license as well. For instance, if you purchase a Capture One 11 Pro license, you can use it to activate Capture One 10, Capture One 9, Capture One 8, etc. However, upcoming major upgrades of Capture One will be paid upgrades.

Subscription license - you have to make payments monthly or annually. As long as you make regular payments, a subscription license works with the latest upgrade or update. Subscription licenses are also backward compatible but the earliest version they can activate is Capture One 11.3.2.

Read more about Capture One licenses

Activate

With the introduction of Capture One 20, all product variants of the software require a license key for activation.

General guidelines for activating Capture One - https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002470738-Activating-Capture-One

NOTE: If you used a trial version and purchased a license, you need to deactivate Capture One trial first and then activate the appropriate product variant as mentioned above.